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1 Grades 9 to 12 Health Problems Series KidsHealth.org/classroom Teacher s Guide This guide includes: Standards Related Links Discussion Questions Activities for Students Reproducible Materials Sun exposure can cause skin cancer it s a fact that teens have heard many times. But knowing they should protect their skin from sun damage and actually doing it are two different things. Images of bronzed models and celebrities don t help, and neither do tanning centers that target young people. The following discussion questions and activities will help your students understand what they can do to take care of their skin. Related KidsHealth Links Articles for Teens: Cancer Basic KidsHealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/cancer/cancer.html Standards This guide correlates with the following National Health Education Standards: Students will: Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors. access valid information and products and services to enhance health. use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. use decision-making skills to enhance health. use goal-setting skills to enhance health. practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. advocate for personal, family, and community health. Skin, Hair, and Nails KidsHealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/skin_hair_nails.html Tips for Taking Care of Your Skin KidsHealth.org/teen/your_body/take_care/skin_tips.html The Tanning Taboo KidsHealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/tanning.html Myths About Acne KidsHealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/acne_myths.html Discussion Questions Note: The following questions are written in language appropriate for sharing with your students. 3. What are the short-term effects of sun exposure? What are the long-term effects? How do the sun s UVA and UVB rays affect the skin? What time of day is the sun at its strongest? What characteristics should people look for in a protective sunscreen? How should they apply it? How much does sunscreen does it take to protect the skin? How can people who like a tan get the look without the sun? What are the signs and symptoms of skin cancer? How old does someone have to be to get it? Your state s school health policies: nasbe.org/healthyschools/states/ State_Policy.asp

2 Grades 9 to 12 Health Problems Series Activities for Students Note: The following activities are written in language appropriate for sharing with your students. Show Your True Colors Objectives: Students will: Learn about the connection between tanning and cancer and how it could affect them Articulate the reasons why people should protect their skin from the sun Materials: Show Your True Colors handout (available at: KidsHealth.org/classroom/9to12/problems/conditions/skin_cancer_ handoutpdf) Computer with Internet access or the school library Class Time: 1 ½ hours Activity: Did you know that skin color is controlled by many genes, which is why people come in such a wide range of shades? You and your classmates are the leaders of a new campaign against tanning, called Show Your True Colors. Your mission is to convince your peers to stick with their own fantastic skin colors and stop tanning. The first phase of the campaign is information. What do you think your peers should know about sun exposure, sun damage, and skin cancer? What message do you want to send about the idea that a suntan looks better than a person s everyday skin color? Have you heard any myths floating around that you d like to correct? Using the articles on KidsHealth and the Show Your True Colors handout, design a pamphlet for your classmates. Be sure to include some statistics. Extensions: Next stop on the campaign trail: raising awareness. Using whatever you like magazine clippings, images from the Internet, text, or your own artwork create a bold Show Your True Colors poster. It should encourage young people to feel at home in their own skin. Get people involved. Plan a school activity to promote tanning awareness, such as a game to play in homeroom or at the next school assembly. Students can answer questions about skin cancer and enter a drawing for small prizes, such as sunscreen or lip balm with SPF.

3 Grades 9 to 12 Health Problems Series Red Carpet, Tan Skin? Objectives: Students will: Evaluate images in the media for their positive and negative impacts on the tanning culture Explore the real costs and value of tanning Materials: Computer with Internet access and printer, or old magazines Pen and paper, or computer word processing program with printer Class Time: 45 minutes Activity: We hear again and again that sun exposure can cause skin cancer. But if you flip through a magazine or watch an entertainment news show, you may see some celebrities strolling down the red carpet or singing onstage with glowingly bronze skin. Yet, other celebrities seem to be protecting or even embracing their pale skin. What s going on here? Clearly, we re getting mixed messages: Tanning is bad for us, but it looks good? It looks bad, but a bunch of people do it anyway? You be the judge. From magazines or the Internet, choose four images of famous people who have tanned at different levels. Write a one-page essay about the images, including what messages you think celebrities are sending about tanning. Be sure to include your images with your paper. Extension: Do celebrities have a responsibility to the public? Write a letter expressing your opinion to the celebrity of your choice, whether it s a sun worshipper or a champion of the fair-skinned look. Reproducible Materials Handout: Show Your True Colors KidsHealth.org/classroom/9to12/problems/conditions/skin_cancer_handoutpdf Quiz: KidsHealth.org/classroom/9to12/problems/conditions/skin_cancer_quiz.pdf Answer Key: KidsHealth.org/classroom/9to12/problems/conditions/skin_cancer_quiz_answers.pdf KidsHealth.org is devoted to providing the latest children s health information. The site, which is widely recommended by educators, libraries, and school associations, has received the Teachers Choice Award for the Family and the prestigious Pirelli Award for Best Educational Media for Students. KidsHealth comes from the nonprofit Nemours Foundation. Check out to see the latest additions!

4 Health Problems Series Name: Date: Show Your True Colors Instructions: Cut out your pamphlet and fold it in the middle. Using all 4 pages, write about sun exposure, sun damage, and skin cancer.

5 Health Problems Series Name: Date: Quiz Instructions: Answer each question Whenever you re outside, experts recommend that you wear sunscreen with an SPF of at least: a. 15 b. 30 c. 45 d. 60 If you go swimming or plan to stay outside, even waterproof sunscreen must be reapplied every: a. hour b. 1 to 2 hours c. 2 to 3 hours d. 3 to 4 hours Choose a sunscreen with a package that says: a. what the suncreenís SPF s rating is b. blocks UVA and UVB rays, broad spectrum protection, or UVA protection c. nonacnegenic or noncomedogenic on the label to help keep pores clear d. all of the above The sun s rays are strongest between: a. 12:00 AM and 3:00 PM b. 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM c. 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM d. 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM True or False: People need to apply more sunscreen (with a higher SPF) when they re around reflective surfaces like water, snow, or ice. True or False: The eyes have built-in defenses that prevent them from getting any sun damage. True or False: Some medications, such as prescription acne medications or birth control pills, can increase your sensitivity to the sun. True or False: Tanning beds are a safe way to get some color without risking sun damage. True or False: Skin cancer used to affect people in their 20s. Thanks to education and sunscreen, skin cancer mostly affects people in their 50s or older today. 10. Melanin can protect your skin only so much. If you continue to be exposed to the sun, the UV radiation can eventually damage your skin. That damage shows up as: a. wrinkles b. brown age spots or blotchiness c. leathery, sagging skin that looks older than it is d. any or all of the above

6 Health Problems Series Quiz Answer Key Whenever you re outside, experts recommend that you wear sunscreen with an SPF of at least: a. 15 b. 30 c. 45 d. 60 If you go swimming or plan to stay outside, even waterproof sunscreen must be reapplied every: a. hour b. 1 to 2 hours c. 2 to 3 hours d. 3 to 4 hours Choose a sunscreen with a package that says: a. what the suncreenís SPF s rating is b. blocks UVA and UVB rays, broad spectrum protection, or UVA protection c. nonacnegenic or noncomedogenic on the label to help keep pores clear d. all of the above The sun s rays are strongest between: a. 12:00 AM and 3:00 PM b. 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM c. 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM d. 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM True or False: People need to apply more sunscreen (with a higher SPF) when they re around reflective surfaces like water, snow, or ice. True or False: The eyes have built-in defenses that prevent them from getting any sun damage. True or False: Some medications, such as prescription acne medications or birth control pills, can increase your sensitivity to the sun. True or False: Tanning beds are a safe way to get some color without risking sun damage. True or False: Skin cancer used to affect people in their 20s. Thanks to education and sunscreen, skin cancer mostly affects people in their 50s or older today. 10. Melanin can protect your skin only so much. If you continue to be exposed to the sun, the UV radiation can eventually damage your skin. That damage shows up as: a. wrinkles b. brown age spots or blotchiness c. leathery, sagging skin that looks older than it is d. any or all of the above

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